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Redfish Pass, FL - Captiva Island, FL - (North End) Coastal Forecast

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Florida
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

Gulf coastal waters from Bonita Beach to the mouth of the
Suwannee River out to 60 NM.

Important notice to mariners...marine forecasts are issued at
least four times a day. Boaters on extended trips should
routinely monitor subsequent forecast issuances and updates for
the latest marine weather information.

The wave heights are forecast as significant wave height which is
the average of the highest one-third of the waves. The highest
waves may rarely be twice the significant wave height. The winds
and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast.

GMZ800-230715-
Synopsis for the coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Suwannee River-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS...

Cautionary level winds continue over the waters through the
remainder of the day before diminishing overnight. Winds remain
below cautionary levels through the remainder of the week. There
is a possibility of land fog advecting over the near shore waters
early in the mornings this week.

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GMZ830-230715-
Tampa Bay waters-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ836-230715-
Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ856-230715-
Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: North
2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North
1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming north 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and
inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters light
chop.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and
inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay
and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ876-230715-
Waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 to 60 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025


...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet
at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in
the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ853-230715-
Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters
a moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning,
then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds,
becoming north 1 foot at 4 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland
waters light chop.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at
3 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters light chop.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ873-230715-
Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION...

.TONIGHT...East winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds and south 1 foot
at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and west 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest
after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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GMZ850-230715-
Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds. Bay and inland waters a
moderate chop.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at
2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northeast
1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters light chop.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Northwest 1 foot
at 2 seconds. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Bay and inland waters smooth.

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GMZ870-230715-
Waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 to 60 NM-
109 PM EST Mon Dec 22 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: Northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less. Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Wave Detail: North 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.FRIDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest in
the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or
less.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.

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